Educational appliance



June 17, 1930. HQHERZFELD I I EDUCATIONAL APPLIANCE Filed Nov. '7, 1927 a v v UNITED STATES Patented Junefl'7, 1930 h I 11,764,448; I j

' HARRY HERZFELD, or H RTFORD, CONNECTICUT I r EDUVCATIONALIAPPLIANCE Application filed November 7, 1927'; Serial No. 231,470.

My invention relatesto the class of devices.

employed for teaching, more especially a child, the alphabet, numerals, and particularly colors, and an object of my invention,

among others, is to pr'ovidea'deviceof this class by means of which such things may be readily taught.

One form of appliance embodying my invention and in the construction and use of Which the objects herein set out, as Well as others, may be attained, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in hich I Figure 1 is a vieW in front elevation of'my improved appliance.

n Figure 2 is an end viewof the same. k f I An important feature of my invention is an appliance that may be employed as a '1 source of amusement to the child and Which i will stimulate a desire'on its part to play with the device and, therefore, gain knowledge f therefrom. V .7 In the accompanying drawings the numeral 3 indicates :a frame supported as by legs, there being preferablytwo of these frames secured together at their upper ends land diverging'dovvnwardlyin' the form of an" easel, and this frame mayrcomprisebraces 5 "located between the top and'bottom of the structure as a Whole. The frame comprises sides 6 thafltmay be of considerable Wldilh'fil'ld which i may have displayed thereon the alpha-bet'on one side andnumera'ls on the oppo site'side, cross bars 7-8 at the top and bottom respectively connecting thel sides 6.

" e V'Peg supporting, bars 9 are secured to; the

top and bottom cross barsjand, pegs or hangers 10 are mountedin rowson said bars. .Ring supporting pins 11 are secured to the port of rings 12. v I e I The pegs or hangers 10 are colored, prefer ably all of the pegs in eachrow being of the "same color. Any desired color maybe em ployed, as shown herein, the colors desigbarsi9 near the bottom thereof forthe sup} nated I being I I and purple from left to right.

An" important featureof the invention to teach a child the colors and in doing this;

the child may be told totakea ring fromoneg a r of the pins 11 and'place itona peg or hanger of a certain color, and in this Way the child k I f I Will'soonbe able to distinguish'th'e different colors.

. Ina like manner; the child may be told to v I take a ring fromone of the pins and place it! i V a on a peg orhanger opposite certain letters or numerals} and in t ay it yvill soon familj 7 iarize itself With the difierent letters and numerals. p y i a, 7

In accordance with thepro'visions of the 6 patent statutes I have described the principles ofoperation of my invention, together v with the device which I novvjconsider to rep- 7 resent the best embodiment thereof; but I de- 5 sire to have it understoodthattthe; device shown isfonly illustrative and that the inven-xe tion' maybe carried out other means and appliedto uses other t Iclaim'.' e' 1 e, e 1. An educationalapplia-nce including a,

frame formedwith parallel bars, pegs'arranged in rows on said bars,each row of pegs being of" a color different from that of another row, andrings adapted to be interl changeably. placed upon;said-gpinsandpegs. e

2. An educational appliance including a frame having sidep a'rts, alphabetical'letters' placed upon one of'said'sides-and numerals I placed upon the other of said'sides, pegs 'ar- 3i ranged in rows crosswise-pf theframe be- "tweenysaid letters-and numerals, and rings adapted to be placed uponi said pegs,

red, yellovv, blue, green, orange han those above setoutf of a color different from that of another vertical row, and rings adapted to be interchangeably placed upon said pins and pegs.

4. An educational appliance including a frame having side parts bars positioned between said side parts, pegs arranged invertical rows in each of said bars and in rows crosswise of the frame, alphabetical letters and numerals placed opposite the crosswise rows of pegs, each vertical IOW of pegs being of a color different from that of anothervertical row, and rings adapted to be placed on said pegs.

HARRY HERZFELD. 

